> I sent letters to my elected representatives. Were they stuffed with cash? Nothing talks like campaign donations. All the vote promises in the world don't

> I sent letters to my elected representatives. Were they stuffed with cash? Nothing talks like campaign donations. All the vote promises in the world don't mean squat if they can't print enough flyers so that Joe Blow will recognize their name when they step into the booth. Of course, no politician is going to care about donations on the level that your average middle-class American can afford to give. Maybe crowd-fund a large sum for donation whose receipt is contingent upon an agreement to vote a certain way on certain issues, with highly public and embarrassing repercussions if they do not?